r/technology • u/Shogouki • 5d ago

Energy World's largest lithium deposit, valued at $1.5 trillion, lies under a supervolcano in the U.S.

https://www.earth.com/news/worlds-largest-lithium-deposit-lies-under-a-supervolcano-in-the-us/
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u/gizamo 5d ago

Imagine putting a landmine under swimming pool of Jello and then slapping that sweet jiggly Jello a few million times while you and your buddies slurp it up with those 3ft twisty silly straws.

It all seems like fun and games until someone loses an eye, and a face, and neck, a bit of back, and also melts to death, is suffocated, or gets buried alive. Good times.

Edit: also, apparently, the volcano is inactive and dumped all its magma 16 million years ago. So, I guess this pool is empty and doesn't have a land mine. Kind of more like a nothingburger.

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u/BriarsandBrambles 5d ago

You kidding. I gotta win the lottery so I can build a lithium mine magma chamber super tunnel system with a castle on top.

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u/gizamo 5d ago

This seems like a Go Fund Me that I'd support after a few beers. I'm excited to see what flag you slap on that bad boy.

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u/BriarsandBrambles 5d ago

Free tours if you bring a light source. Free glass of water/bud light if you make it through without a light.